Naval anti-personnel axe, used by boarding parties and made in England and dated 1861. Inscribed on blade is the British 'broad arrow' mark with "WD" for War Department, along with "W Gilpin C & M" and "Wedges Mills 1861." Though boarding ships was...

A colored print P.S. Dural Litha. Philadelphia. Original Painting by Birch. Shows three ships on dark waters and under cloudy sky. There is light and smoke around the ships from gunfire. Additional information on back of print. "Capture of...

A small engraving of rural America with a train, factory, farmers, ships, and workers, is surrounded by a decorative frame of leaves, which lists the names of states and past presidents of the United States. Also pictured are Lady Liberty...

Print of the Federal Ironclad "Montauk" destroying the Confederate Privateer "Nashville" in the Ogeechee River. The "Montauk" is a low-profile inroclad steamship on the left, and the "Nashville," a converted passenger vessel, is in flames. Men...

Cover depicts Lady Liberty standing boldly in a harbor with her left foot on wrapped coils of gunpowder encased around an axe. The American Eagle is shown to her right rear and tall ships can be seen in the harbor. Color.

Letter from J. Wes Broom to Miss G.A. Brigham describing the fighting around Port Hudson. It describes a night battle with Federal ships and the effectiveness of the Confederate batteries positioned in the fort. There are also comments on...

Original newspaper, Forney's War Press, Saturday, October 24, 1863. The illustration shows a Confederate ram under construction in England. The Confederates contracted with several British firms for ship construction during the war. The most...

We do likewise authorize and require the Governors and Commanders in Chief of all our said Colonies upon the Continent of North America to grant the like Quantities of Land, and upon the same conditions, to such reduced Officers of our Navy of like...

Thirteen photographs on page. Top left: Fannie W. Puryear with unidentified child (probably a grandchild). Top middle: Unidentified troop ship. Top right: George W. Puryear with two unidentified children. one child is wearing a German "Pickelhaube"...

Four photographs of unidentified U. S. Army Air Service personnel and one photograph of Winchester Cathedral. Also a drawing of the RMS Aurania and George W. Puryear's boarding pass for sailing to Europe aboard the Aurania.

Three Belgian postage stamps, one clipping and two photographs on page. Top: Clipping shows Rudolph W. Schroeder, his wife Lillian, Alfred I. Puryear (marked with "X") and others before departing for France to participate in the Gordon Bennett Cup...